Category: Growing Older

My granddaughter called me last night To wish me a happy birthday. A call from my young granddaughter Pleases me more than I can say. She asked me just how old I was; I told her I turned sixty five. She said that’s a real big number; “Are you the oldest man alive?” I told [...]

All of us kids love Grandma, She has just turned ninety four. None of her friends can keep up With our Grandma anymore. She is always on the go And always at full throttle. She has no need for glasses. She drinks straight from bottle!

The bride in white wheelchair With many flowers adorned. The groom with his walker, Offered help, quickly scorned. The best man with a tank Of oxygen close by, Doubled up his Attends To make sure he’d stay dry. The bridesmaids all had helped, Push her down the church aisle; Each one pretty in spite Of [...]

When you reach my age you seem to fall quite often. My ladder, with me on it, fell twice just last year. It seems that I spend a lot of time on ladders, Even though heights have always been a major fear. My Doctor son told me I should give up falling. Doctors always have [...]

My cataracts have thickened, And my sight is growing dim. My neighbors say, quite often, That sometimes I don’t know them. My ankles both hold water; All the rest of me has leaks. I have a hard time hearing When a person I meet speaks. My steps have grown unsteady, And my hands both have [...]